Joan Baez calls Bob Dylan Romance "totally demoralizing" in New Doc

The two were musical and romantic partners before a painful breakup.


These are two of the most famous and influential folk singers of all time, and for part of the 60s, Joan Baez And Bob Dylan were also a couple. The couple began as musical collaborators and often occurred next to each other. Then they developed a romance that inspired one of Baez's best known songs and which she now calls "totally demoralizing".

The new documentary Joan Baez I am a noise , released on October 6, returns to the life of the singer-songwriter, aged 82. In the film and other recent interviews, she opened on her relationship with Dylan, why their split caused her so much pain, and how she came forgive to read. Read the rest to find out more.

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Baez and Dylan met in the early 1960s.

Baez and Dylan met for the first time when she saw her perform in the early 1960s. She had already released albums, while Dylan was just starting. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

"We have changed the life and perspectives of each and the music and careers", " Baez dit de Dylan In Joan Baez I am a noise . "I had gone to see him in the folk city of Gep in New York, and I saw this terrible aggram of a human being up there throwing these words and I was just pierced."

They started playing together and also launched a romantic relationship. "I remember very clearly of having led him when I led to my own concerts, and I would present it on stage and that the public was going," EW "and I would say:" Listen to this guy ". Very long to listen to this guy. "

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He broke her heart.

The split of Dylan and Baez deeply affected it. According to Toronto star ,, The couple broke In 1965 after he did not allow him to play with him on stage during a tour in the United Kingdom.

Dylan is presented in the 2009 documentary Joan Baez: What a sweetness the sound , giving a rare comment on their relationship. "I was just trying to face the madness that had become my career and unfortunately, she was swept away and I felt very bad on this subject," he said ( via heavy ). "I was sorry to see this relationship end."

In this documentary, Baez said: "I was crazy about him. We were an article and we were going to have a wonderful moment." She also said that she could have repelled Dylan trying to involve him throughout the social activism in which she participated. "I was trying to push him into a mold," she said.

In a recent interview with CBS Sunday morning ,, Baez said Dylan , "It was probably the deepest that I never felt for someone ... I think when someone was walking away from you, you feel much more when he moves away from you. And I I moved away in an important way and it was hard to overcome. "

She called the "totally demoralizing" relationship.

Joan Baez and Bob Dylan performing at the 1964 Newport Folk Festival
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In I am a noise , Baez dit de Dylan ( via People ), "We were at the beginning of the twenties. We were stupid, and you cannot blame someone forever. I certainly tried but finally stopped." She also said that the relationship was "totally demoralizing".

But she also explains how she found the "total forgiveness" for Dylan in an artistic way - painting a portrait of him.

"I put his music, and I simply dissolved in tears. When I finished with the painting, I had no more animosity. None. He stayed in this way," she said in the film.

Baez also channeled his feelings for Dylan in his music. His 1975 song "Diamonds & Rust" is About a phone call he made to him Long after having broken, as she confirmed to HuffPost in 2010. The lyrics include: "Well, I will be damned / Here is your ghost" and "Well, you broke on the scene / already a legend / the phenomenon Not washed. "

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They no longer speak.

Joan Baez and Bob Dylan at Philharmonic Hall, New York City in 1964
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Dylan and Baez stayed in touch after their split, and even continued to play together from time to time. The last time they shared a scene was during a European tour in 1984 who also presented Carlos Santana . As indicated by Rolling stone , Baez wrote in his 1987 book, And a voice to sing with , that he had promised him an invoicing equal by the promoter of the tour and felt manual when it turned out not to be the case. Dylan would also have ceased to invite him to sing with him during his part of the shows, and she therefore left the tour.

Now the two artists no longer speak. In an interview in February, The Hollywood Reporter Asked Baez on Dylan refuse to attend the award ceremony When he received the Nobel Prize for Literature.

"[I] t was so typical that he did not want to go and accept it," said Baez. "And everyone is so insulted and everyone is surprised. And they should no longer be surprised. He will leave and do a Chevrolet announcement, what [the explanive]? So don't be surprised [by Dylan]. "

When asked if they were still in contact, she replied: "UM, no."

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